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The Irving Kaye Super Hockey is part of the Irving Kaye Hockey game line that includes the Super Jumbo Hockey and Stanley Cup Hockey games. The Super Hockey is built on a smaller footprint than the Jumbo and Stanley Cup models. We see the 6' Super Hockey first mentioned in Irving Kaye ads in November 1958.

The Irvine Kaye Steeplechase was manufactured in the mid to late 1960's. This counter-top "Trade Simulator" was designed to allow the players to play a nickel and bet for drinks. The copy on the flyer reads:

“Packs a tremendous amount of appeal in a small space assuring you of substantial profits from a very small cash outlay. Patrons will to the action of the steeplechase and if ever there were a drink stimulator this is it. Three balls for a nickel. Attracts plenty of loose change and just watch those nickels pile up. Steeplechase is no flash in the pan. It is location tested and proven. All Mechanical Trouble Free.”

In November of 1967 Howard Kaye did an interview with Billboard magazine in an article titled "Revival of Counter Games Sparks Manufacturer Race". Howard expected to be manufacturing a whole series of counter games. “These will not be take-offs of our Drinker Tinker, they will be completely different units."

Irving Kaye Foos Balls

Irving Kaye offered a full line of Foosball replacement parts and among the items listed in their catalog were the Irving Kaye Foos Balls. These hard plastic balls were originally made for their Super Soccer tables. Pictured are the #114 high visibility bright yellow balls that feature an engraved volleyball-style stitch pattern with an the Old English K and Chevron Irving Kaye logo.

Thank you to my friend Keith for letting these 5 little gems go from his Irving Kaye collection!

Irving Kaye Pinball Backglass

This flyer features 6 Bally pinball back glass designs available from Irving Kaye as wall art. The six game back glasses are Fireball, Flip Flop, Circus, Captain Fantastic, Wizard and Monte Carlo. The brochure offers these details:

6 Original Designs

Vibrant Colors silkscreened on 1/4" plate glass.

Durable furniture quality white formica shadow box

30-1/2" x 26-1/2" x 3" deep; easy to backlight.

Ready to hang.

Suggested Retail Price $120.00 ea.

Each of these back glass designs are from 1972-1976. During this time Irving Kaye was a major share-holder and Vice President of Bally Manufacturing Corp. This relationship certainly facilitated the partnership between Bally and Irving Kaye in pioneering the concept of pinball back glass as objects of art.

Irving Kaye Drinker-Tinker

Friday, 02 September 2011 17:36

The Irving Kaye Drinker-Tinker was a counter game of the steady-hand genre. Introduced in the Fall of 1967, it operated on a nickel and was designed to be used in bars to test patrons level of alcohol content, concentration and coordination.

The game holds the nickel if the wand touches the bar the nickel drops into the coin box. If you successfully complete the game the coin return button will return the nickel!